Italy

Cycling in Italy can offer everybody what they like: mountain landscapes in the Alpine valleys; surprising roads through Appennine pastures; flat rice fields along the Po river; an endless series of beaches and rocky shores along the seaside; the famous art towns, with their historical and architectural heritage; not to mention countless archeological sites and beautiful ancient villages atop hills and mountains.

National Coordination Centre

Federazione Italiana Amici della Bicicletta

The Italian National EuroVelo Coordinator's site provides a wealth of information about cycling in Italy. Further information on cycle tourism is provided on their 'Bicitalia' website. Italian only.

Cycle Routes

Italian roads are of medium/high quality but it is sometimes difficult to find cycle tracks and/or low traffic routes.

Cycle friendly services

There is a national network of bicycle-friendly facilities (similar to the German Bett+Bike), called Albergabici. Their website offers accommodation tailored to your personal style of travel.

Printed material

Dedicated cycling maps are rare (particularly in languages other than Italian) but a pretty good covering of minor roads in the whole country is offered by the 1:200.000 scale maps of the Touring Club Italiano. Free maps are however available everywhere at tourist bureaus.

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Bicitalia

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Albergabici

If a hotel, farmhouse, bed & breakfast or camp site is happy to accommodate cyclists, FIAB's Albergabici® service is the way to tell cyclists who are touring their area or just out for a day's excursion about their services. The website offers over 2000 places to stay, tailored for road bike, mtb or touring holidays and with e-maps to help you find accomodation along EuroVelo and national routes.